Comcast Busted For Hiring “Seat Warmers” To Clog FCC Hearing

Allegations Fly in FCC Hearing Aftermath

"CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Comcast Corp. on Tuesday acknowledged hiring people to fill seats before the start of a contentious federal hearing on how the company manages its broadband network, allowing its employees to take those seats when the filled-to-capacity hearing started.
Many people were turned away before Monday's Federal Communications Commission hearing at Harvard Law School, leading critics to accuse Comcast of stifling debate over the company's practice of favoring some forms of Internet traffic over others.
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As Comcast employees arrived, they replaced the hired seat-warmers.
Fitzmaurice declined to say who or how many were hired, how the company found them, or how much they were paid."


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